OG_Verbal SC 69 看了OG解释了，可还是搞不明白，SOS~~

fox0923

69. The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.

A. original
B. scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. sclae of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each had been







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我的选择是A，觉得connected前面应该跟一个谓语，和前面的“were built”相平行似的，不过OG没有提到平行的问题，而是说To describe the noun structures, thee participal form connected should be used, turning the web into an adj. 这里我就不明白了，那connected的主语到底是什末啊？是structure or the settlements? 而且，就算是如此，为什么不能用were connected,因为后面有个“by”啊，不能当被动式来看吗？

求解求解，谢谢个位大侠了~~

teddybearj4

补充一个小问题吧，这道题with 前面是不是应给没有逗号的呀。
manhattan论坛和Prep上面都是没有逗号的。  
PS：加了逗号之后貌似更难把握两个非限定性修饰的关系，是不是容易造成误解而错呢？

-- by 会员 cleotina (2012/5/20 13:28:14)

嗯，我也觉得manhattan的版本和现在讨论得版本不一样，人家没有逗号的。

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.
A. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were
B. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each had been

-- by 会员 wangjieava23 (2012/5/21 18:26:18)

在Mforum上面这道题应该是打错了，看他题目中也没有把with划线，题目中with前面应该是有逗号，with应该是划线的。

bitieming

要明白动词的归属
were built的是The Anasazi settlements
connected的是rooms，两个动词并不都归属于句子主语，所以不能平行。
如果这个时候还用were的话，句子里就会有两个谓语动词

fox0923

要明白动词的归属
were built的是The Anasazi settlements
connected的是rooms，两个动词并不都归属于句子主语，所以不能平行。
如果这个时候还用were的话，句子里就会有两个谓语动词

-- by 会员 bitieming (2011/7/27 8:33:02)

谢谢，明白不能平行的概念了。。

起初是因为此句”connected“前面有comma，所以我就和以前做过的类似的一个主语的题目混淆了，这种两个不同主语的情况要如何区分才好？
如果说connected的是前面的noun rooms,即structures.因此主语也就是structures，那么这种情况为什么中间有个逗号隔开，感觉好像后面的半句话断开一样。。

还有一点，为甚末OG解释connected在这里作形容词？

bitieming

抱歉……表达错误，本来想说的意思是connected在这里modify的是room，看到原句表述直接说动词了。
这个地方不要理解为structures是主语什么的，这个句子的主语就是settlements，connected做定语modify名词room。
还有我记得这个题最扭曲的考点在于理解什么东西被连到了一起……OG不在手边想不起来了，当时我这个题错的是死去活来啊

fox0923

抱歉……表达错误，本来想说的意思是connected在这里modify的是room，看到原句表述直接说动词了。
这个地方不要理解为structures是主语什么的，这个句子的主语就是settlements，connected做定语modify名词room。
还有我记得这个题最扭曲的考点在于理解什么东西被连到了一起……OG不在手边想不起来了，当时我这个题错的是死去活来啊

-- by 会员 bitieming (2011/7/27 12:03:25)

谢谢，也就是说如果用”were connected",必须是“The settlements were built with structures and were connected....."

mahaofei001

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babybearmm

@@狐狸jj的贴子被炒出来了
这题我前几天也捉摸过，当时我也错了，贴下manhattan论坛里超强大的解答吧：

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/the-anasazi-settlements-at-chaco-canyon-were-built-t2236.html
a non-essential modifier set off by commas
Settlements were built on a spectacular scale, with morethan 75 structures connected by a system of roads.
with …..       another nonessential modifier (absolute phrase: with + n. + n. modifier)
As far as i know, the only acceptable usage of “ascale of” is in describing the mathematical particulars of the scale itself.
e.g., during the tryouts, coaches rate players' athletic and cognitiveabilities on a scale of 1 to 10.

Suri在奋斗

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.

A. original
B. scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. sclae of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each had been
B，首先 with more than 75 carefully engineered structures 是一个插入语，插在 a scale of中间，据此就可以排除cde，因为a scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms显得awkward还把逻辑意思扭曲了，变成 a scale of more than 75···,原句的意思是想说 这个东东建立在一共有600个房间的宏伟规模上，是a scale of 600 rooms.
    然后呢， A不对是因为，如果 were connected by 是和前面的were built 平行，那么，就少了个and.  A were built ****,*****,were connected**,我们把中间的修饰什么的省略就变成   A were built ,were connected,这样就很明显是少了个and，所以错误
  最后排除A,就是B~\(≧▽≦)/~啦啦啦

babybearmm

Great point!
通过scale of的意思(e.g. on a scale of 1-10)直接排除C/D/E就好办了。

我觉得做这题的时候，不太容易看出author's intended meaning...
我当时看到"scale of"顺眼，直接就想的是这样的句式：
Settlements were built on a spectacular scale of xxx structures of yyy rooms, each .....
然后就纠结于C还是E....一开始的路子就错了，就跳不出来了。

现在看来，理解意思是关键
Suri同学点解的那个"a scale of xxx structures of yyy rooms"的意思
"scale of"的意思
"connected"的意思 （类比united）
     不能说"each connected"/"each had been connected"
     They are all connected.
     They are connected with each other.

哈，感觉又把自己的错误解剖了一遍

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.

A. original
B. scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. sclae of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each had been
B，首先 with more than 75 carefully engineered structures 是一个插入语，插在 a scale of中间，据此就可以排除cde，因为a scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms显得awkward还把逻辑意思扭曲了，变成 a scale of more than 75···,原句的意思是想说 这个东东建立在一共有600个房间的宏伟规模上，是a scale of 600 rooms.
    然后呢， A不对是因为，如果 were connected by 是和前面的were built 平行，那么，就少了个and.  A were built ****,*****,were connected**,我们把中间的修饰什么的省略就变成   A were built ,were connected,这样就很明显是少了个and，所以错误
  最后排除A,就是B~\(≧▽≦)/~啦啦啦

-- by 会员 Suri在奋斗 (2012/1/25 19:26:18)

babybearmm

关于这个"a scale of xxx structures of yyy rooms"如何awkward的问题，今天看到Manhattan论坛上Ron也提到：

GMAT尽量避免
x of y of z
x in y in z
这样的用同样prep来“串连”的结构

比如说这题
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet causesuch a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.

A. did its return in 1910-1911
B. had its 1910-1911 return
C. in its return of 1910-1911
D. its return of 1910-1911 did
E. its return in 1910-1911
OA: C in its return of 1910-1911
有人问这个of为啥不是in
Answer:
the "of" is used to avoid the construction "Xin Y in Z". the gmat writers (like other good writers) generally useconstructions that avoid such bothersome repetitions.

i've also written about this topic at the following 3 threads:
post35013.html#p35013
post35020.html#p35020
post36088.html#p36088

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.

A. original
B. scale, with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. sclae of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each had been
B，首先 with more than 75 carefully engineered structures 是一个插入语，插在 a scale of中间，据此就可以排除cde，因为a scale of more than 75 carefully enineered structures of up to 600 rooms显得awkward还把逻辑意思扭曲了，变成 a scale of more than 75···,原句的意思是想说 这个东东建立在一共有600个房间的宏伟规模上，是a scale of 600 rooms.
    然后呢， A不对是因为，如果 were connected by 是和前面的were built 平行，那么，就少了个and.  A were built ****,*****,were connected**,我们把中间的修饰什么的省略就变成   A were built ,were connected,这样就很明显是少了个and，所以错误
  最后排除A,就是B~\(≧▽≦)/~啦啦啦

-- by 会员 Suri在奋斗 (2012/1/25 19:26:18)